Shimla, September 26 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday visited the Partition Museum in Amritsar and paid his tributes to the people who lost their lives in the 1947 communal carnage.

Sukhu, who was in the city to attend the Northern Zonal Council meeting, also visited Jallianwala Bagh, Golden Temple, and Durgiana Temple.

Also Read | Indian Army Jawan Arrested by Kerala Police for Faking Assault by 'PFI' Activists (Watch Video).

The CM said the museum will always inspire the young generation to live together and understand the importance of their loved ones.

The Partition Museum, established in 2017, in the historic Town Hall of Amritsar, is the first museum in the world where the historical documents related to partition have been preserved, a statement issued here said on Tuesday.

Also Read | Assam: Indian Army Major, Wife Arrested in Dima Hasao for 'Torturing’ Minor Domestic Help.

During his visit to the Jallianwala Bagh, the CM paid his tributes to the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives and exhorted youths to study the history of India's freedom struggle and remember the British oppression.

Thousands of people, including women and children, protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Act were killed by the British forces at Jallianwala Bagh.

The Chief Minister also prayed at the Golden Temple and Durgiana Temple.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)